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Originally Posted by Mr Tall Forehead
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bu...-at-all-levels
Good article covering the development that has taken place in CP over the past decade. The concept was criticized at first for siphoning existing industries and their tax base out of Winnipeg (which it did) but I think in recent years it really has started gaining momentum and pulling new development into MB.
Investment in infrastructure pays off. I think Headingley and St Nob bypasses would really pay off in the long run.
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A good article with some important observations. I like the way this one wrapped up:
"It was a rare episode of visionary planning that created CentrePort and it took several years of snarky backlash before there was anything the public could see and appreciate.
Edmundson’s advocacy for a grander vision of Winnipeg is not what we’re typically used to hearing. But as she said: “Winnipeggers deserve something nice, too.”.
That "snarky backlash" mentioned here exists everywhere, so please no-one offer the predictable "only in Winnipeg" bleat. However, I think it's important that people remember the history of negative predictions we've heard over the years, including Centreport, the Forks, Canada Life Centre, etc. etc. etc.
Positive thinking may not get everything done, but negative thinking gets nothing done.
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